Nine new NYC additions

Michelin added nine New York City restaurants to its 2026 guide in April, with Brooklyn landing more of the new spots than Manhattan. (guide.michelin.com) The new additions are five in Brooklyn and four in Manhattan, according to Michelin’s March 25, 2026 update and its New York “new restaurants” list. (guide.michelin.com 1) (guide.michelin.com 2) Brooklyn’s five are Entre Nous in Clinton Hill, Los Burritos Juárez in Fort Greene, Bong in Crown Heights, Vato in Park Slope, and I Cavallini in Williamsburg. Manhattan’s four are Le Chêne in Greenwich Village, Hwaro in Midtown West, Elcielo New York in NoMad, and Cove in SoHo. (guide.michelin.com) (fox5ny.com) Michelin says it adds new restaurants to the selection twice a year, while Stars and Bib Gourmands are held for the annual ceremony. Restaurants marked “New” are already in the guide, but they have not yet received those higher distinctions. (guide.michelin.com) (fox5ny.com) That makes these additions less a final verdict than an early signal about where Michelin inspectors are spending time in the city’s dining scene. Michelin says selection also means a restaurant is on inspectors’ radar for possible future awards. (fox5ny.com) The borough split stands out because Brooklyn took five of the nine places in this round, including a Clinton Hill wine bar, a Fort Greene burrito shop, a Crown Heights Cambodian restaurant, a Park Slope tortilleria, and a Williamsburg Italian dining room. (guide.michelin.com) The cuisines also show how broad Michelin’s New York coverage has become. The nine range from Cambodian and Colombian to Korean, French, Mexican, Italian, and contemporary cooking, with price points on Michelin’s site running from a single dollar sign at Los Burritos Juárez to four at Cove, Elcielo New York, Hwaro, Le Chêne, and Bong. (guide.michelin.com) Michelin says its inspectors judge restaurants on ingredient quality, harmony of flavors, mastery of techniques, the chef’s voice, and consistency across visits. Those criteria apply to the guide’s selections as well as to the better-known Stars. (fox5ny.com) For diners, the immediate change is practical: all nine now appear in Michelin’s New York listings with the “New” label, and the next question is whether any of them move from promising additions to Bib Gourmands or Stars at the next ceremony. (guide.michelin.com)